W.B. Grimes & Company, a mergers and acquisitions firm serving newspapers and other media, entertainment and professional sports industries, sold its Global Media, Events & Information Services Group, and its Newspapers Group to John J. McGovern, a former senior associate with the firm.

The Wenatchee (Wash.) World, which has been published by the Woods family for 111 years, has been sold to Wick Communications, a third-generation family owned and operated media corporation, of Sierra Vista, Ariz.